Ceiling side wall juncture painter



July 2, 1957 s. D. TATE 2,797,427

CEILING SIDE WALL JUNCTURE PAINTER Filed Sept. 24, 1954 FIG. a

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Application September 24, 1954, Serial No. 458,081

2 Claims. (Cl. 1523tl) The present invention relates to paint applicators of the roller type.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a roller type of a paint applicator with a guide wheel for guiding the roller at a spaced distance from a surface and especially painting side walls close to ceilings and ceilings close to side walls without getting paint on the opposite surface.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a roller type of paint applicator with an adjustable guide wheel so that paint may be applied to a side wall adjacent to and contiguous with the ceiling in a drop down ceiling.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a roller type applicator for paint with a guide wheel in which the guide wheel may be turned on its axis from a normal position lateral to the roller to a following position with respect to the roller for particular applications of paint.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a paint applicator of the roller type which is of simple and efficient construction and one which may be constructed of relatively inexpensive material.

These and other objects of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view in elevation of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side view in elevation of the present invention; and

Figure 3 is a view partially in cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the present invention is seen to consist of a handle member 10 having a hand grip 11 on the portion adjacent one end, there being a square bore 15 extending inwardly from the other end of the handle member 10, A square shaped support rod 14 is slidable in the bore 15 of the handle member 10 and has one end exteriorly of the other end of the handle member. A shaft 13 is positioned transversely of and on one side of the support rod 14 and is attached at one end to the aforesaid one end of the support rod. Means or a set screw 16 is carried by the handle member 10 and is engageable with the support rod 14 for releasably locking the support rod to the handle member 10 in any selected position of its sliding movement. A guide wheel 12 is carried by the shaft 13 for rotation about said shaft as an axis.

Another shaft 17 is arranged on the other side of and in longitudinal spaced relation with respect to the support rod 14 and is carried by the handle member 10 as by the ofiset portion 17 of the shaft 17 which portion is attached to the handle member 10. A roller 18 is carried by the shaft 17 for rotation therearound as an axis. A collar 19 and a nut 21 on the shaft 17 secure the roller nited States Patent 2,797,427 Patented July 2, 1957 from sliding movement on the shaft 17. A covering of protecting fibers 22 on the outer surface of the roller 18 completes the invention.

In operation, the roller 18 is rolled gently in a shallow pan of paint with the guide wheel adjusted with respect to the end of the roller so that the roller 18 does not come in contact with the ceiling on which the guide wheel rolls in contact, the roller is used to apply paint along the upper end of the wall adjacent to the ceiling. Other uses for the roller and the guide wheel will be seen and the guide wheel may be adjustably positioned with respect to the roller by loosening and again tightening the thumb screw 16 for the projection distance outwardly from the handle member 10 if desired. The guide wheel support bar 14 is square in cross section and permits the guide wheel 12 to be rotated ninety degrees to the position at which it is shown in each of the figures. This will permit the application of paint to a side wall adjacent to the ceiling with the guide wheel in contact with the ceiling in, tandem relation to the roller 18.

While only a single preferred embodiment has been shown and described, other embodiments of the present invention may be made and practiced, and many changesand modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A ceiling side Wall juncture painter comprising a. handle member having a hand grip on the portion adjacent one end, there being a bore extending inwardly from the other end of said handle member, a support rod slidable in said handle member bore and having one end exteriorly of the other end of said handle member, a shaft positioned transversely of and on one side of said support rod and attached at one end to said one end of said support rod, a guide wheel carried by said shaft for rotation about said shaft as an axis, another shaft arranged on the other side of and in longitudinal spaced relation with respect to said support rod and carried by said handle member, a roller carried by said another shaft for rotation about the last mentioned shaft as an axis, and a covering of projecting fibers on the periphery of said roller.

2. A ceiling side Wall juncture painter comprising a handle member having a hand grip on the portion adjacent one end, there being a square bore extending inwardly from the other end of said handle member, a square shaped support rod slidable in said handle member bore and having one end exteriorly of the other end of said handle member, a shaft positioned transversely of and on one side of said support rod and attached at one end to said one end of said support rod, means carried by said handle member and engageable with said support rod for releasably locking said support rod to said handle member in any selected position of its sliding movement, a guide wheel carried by said shaft for rotation about said shaft as an axis, another shaft arranged on the other side of and in longitudinal spaced relation with respect to said support rod and carried by said handle member, a roller carried by said another shaft for rotation about the last mentioned shaft as an axis, and a covering of projecting fibers on the periphery of said roller.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,835,822 Stutzenstein Dec. 8, 1931 1,881,597 Hoyos Oct. 11, 1932 2,027,774 Hewel Jan. 14, 1936 2,257,316 Votaw et a1. Sept. 30, 1941 

